It was just lovely in the garden this morning. Birds all a-twitter, my 120 pound Leonberger and 10 pound Chihuahua/Pomeranian/Papillion happily and comically by my side – you can’t look at these two dogs together and NOT smile:
There Must be Mischief Somewhere!
Is that Squirrel talking to me?
Follow Me! Follow Me! Exploring the lesser used paths for adventure!
The garden itself was full of wonderful surprises:
How could Monet NOT paint these?
Apples on the Apple Tree
Apricots on the Apricot Tree
Strawberry Abundance in the Berry Box
Gorgeous Swiss Chard - No wonder they call it "Rainbow Lights" chard!
Corn not quite as high as an elephant's eye (not even an elephant's knee!)
Matillija Poppies dancing with the Morning Glories!
Mysterious Looking Eggplants with their dark, broodish leaf accents
The Garden's First Ever Raspberries (we hope!)
Grapes on the Vine! Red Flame Seedless! YUM!
Another look at those Red Flame Seedless Baby Grapes!
Neat Little Happy Rows, That's How the Garden Grows!
So Peaceful in the Morning!
First-Ever Cherries on the Cherry Tree!
Year 2 for the Pomegranate Tree looks Promising!
Each of our Heirloom Tomato Plants has Flowers!
Recipe for the Morning:
In a small bowl add in a few eggs and whip them with a fork. Set aside for the moment, and then put a little oil in a nonstick skillet, grill up some frozen chopped onions (the lazy gal’s way for onions!), add in a little chopped garlic from a jar (found in the grocer’s fresh produc section – these are invaluable) and a SMALL amount of fresh ginger from a jar (also from the grocer’s fresh produce section). Add in a little fresh ground pepper (a few cranks worth on your small pepper grinder), fresh basil from the garden, and then add teh swiss chard and sautee away!
Once the swiss chard looks fully cooked, remove the chard from the skillet, and then in its place add in the whipped eggs from the small bowl. Cover over low heat, checking often (in about a minute start checking), and let the eggs form a pancake. When the pancake looks firm add in the swiss chard, onions, etc blend that you set aside, plus (totally optional, not necessary) any of the following to taste: grated cheese, avocado.
Fold the omelette in two, tamp the halves of the omelette together just a wee bit, and let it heat just a minute or so more. Remove and Voila! -A lovely, simple, HEALTHY breakfast fresh from the garden!
Of course, don’t forget to serve with COFFEE! That reminds me, I need a cup!
ENJOY! Bon Apetite!
Harvested Swiss Chard for Breakfast. I'll sautee this with some basil from the garden and make an omelette, a LOVELY healthy start to the morning. With Coffee of course!
